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User Reviews of Lake Manyara National Park (288 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

3.9722 / 5 4 /5
3.8696 / 5 4.2202 / 5 3.9344 / 5 4.0900 / 5

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4 star 91 / 10 91
3 star 73 / 10 73
2 star 17 / 10 17
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Avatar icon Erik United States flag US       Visited: February 2017 Reviewed: Mar 3, 2017

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 5 4 / 5

Lake Manyara was my first safari location, and I think it was great as a "beginner's safari". The wildlife is not amazing, but it was enough to get a nice taste of the experience. The birds were pretty spectacular, and it was definitely a good experience overall, but after traveling to Nairobi Natl Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Masai Mara, the experience at Lake Manyara paled a bit in comparison.

Male avatar icon ramunaskr Lithuania flag LT       Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Dec 26, 2016

Email ramunaskr  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 4 / 5

This park is called "Home of tree climbing lions" - never saw any lion in 3 hours trip inside this park.
I've been in mount Kilimanjaro national park. This park is not in the list here.

Female avatar icon Linda Hatfield United States flag US       Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 23, 2016

Email Linda Hatfield  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 5 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5

Probably because of the time of year, not many birds were evident. It was only a superficial stop between Tarangire and the Crater.

Female avatar icon ssilberman United States flag US       Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

Email ssilberman  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
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The hippo park was the highlight of this park... And, boy, did we see hippos! There were also storks and buzzards. No climbing lions, despite signs.

Male avatar icon Mike Briley France flag FR       Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Oct 4, 2015

Email Mike Briley  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 / 5

We were not there at the best season - lake very dried up. In addition it was the last we visited so we were already blasé seeing elephants again. A good number of different monkeys.

Male avatar icon StoufferLSU United States flag US       Visited: May 2015 Reviewed: Aug 21, 2015

Email StoufferLSU  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5

Spend more time at Tarangire or Ngorongoro instead.

Male avatar icon Subra United States flag US       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 5

Seemed to have to stay on the path and so even though there was a lot of wildlife, it was difficult to get close. Great place to stop and have lunch.

Avatar icon Don Petersen Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2015

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3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 5 / 5 2 / 5 / 5

Accommodations overlooking the great rift valley wonderful views. The park has the chance to see a lot of wildlife, and from a scenery standpoint is average. This was were we started our game drives. Worth visiting, but not my favorite location.

Male avatar icon Bruce Finocchio United States flag US       Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: May 12, 2015

Email Bruce Finocchio  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

Maybe, at other times of year Lake Manyara National Park might be better with more wildlife, we did see some unique and endemic bird species here, and Klipspringer antelope that we didn't see elsewhere.

Avatar icon Ludwig Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

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3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 / 5

After visiting both Serengeti and Ngorongoro this park was not as exciting anymore, however it is a good park and you can spot a lot of animals and a few species that did not exist in the other parks.